Wikipedia Director Talks Editors, Editing, and Future

Courtesy WebProNews - Financial  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 13:53

We recently reported on the notion that Wikipedia losing editors could lead to a decline in accuracy.

Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation , which runs Wikipedia, tells WebProNews growth in editing has slowed, but the number of editors is just flat, and not declining.

The Wikimedia Foundation raised $3 million in just ten days right in the middle of the recession.

This is one reason why Gardner was named the Ultimate Game Changer...


 

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